The 2007 WSU LEGO MIndstorm Challenge will
end at 4pm on Saturday, February 10. The
next hour is filled with bustling work as teams clear
all of their equipment out of the Hesket Center
Gymnasium and all personal belongings from the lounge
areas. Judges and volunteers work quickly to tally all scores
and put together the final counts for
the Awards Ceremony. The media team works quickly to complete the Awards Ceremony
slide show. After
clearing out all equipment and belongings, teams and
spectators are welcome to take their seats in Room 208
Hubbard Hall for the Awards Ceremony. Even though
the Spirit & Sportsmanship judges have completed their judging please don't
forget to be good sports and enjoy a wonderful finale to a great day.All
participants are winners! Don't
forget your cameras!

The ceremony
will start with a photo slide show of Challenge Day.
Don't miss this media treat to see and re-live some of
the best and most "challenging" moments. All awards for
the Apprentice and Professional levels will be given at
the Awards Ceremony. Each winning team will be called to
the stage, with their coach, to receive a LEGO trophy or
plaque. Each individual team member and coach will
receive a specially made LEGO trophy brick designed to snap on
to their engraved LEGO Name Badge!

Apprentice
Level Awards

RCX/NXT Award (3 Awards): 1st , 2nd and
3rd places (additional trophies for those entering with NXT - number
of trophies dependent on the number of those
entering) will be awarded for the highest total points accumulated in the
Apprentice level Missions, Table & Notebook Display, and Sportsmanship/Spirit
Challenges. In order to be considered for this award, each team must finish 2 of
the 3 Apprentice level Missions and complete the Table & Notebook Display, and
Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenges. Click on the links to the left to see the rubrics and

individual mission information for scoring criteria for each of these
challenges.

Winning teams will be invited to display their robots at the WSU College of
Engineering Open House on April 13.

Individual Mission Awards (3
Awards): One award given to the best team
at each of the three Apprentice level missions. These awards will not be based
on points alone. Individual Mission Awards are Judges' Choice awards. Judges
will be looking for teamwork and ingenuity.

Spirit/ Sportsmanship Award (1
Award): One award is given to the team that earns the most points in the
Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenge.

Apprentice level and Professional level
teams will all compete for this one award together.

Table Display/Notebook Award (1
Award): One award for the team earning the highest number of
points for the Table Display and Notebook Challenge.

Apprentice level and Professional level teams will all compete for this one
award together. High scoring Table & Notebook Displays will
earn an honorable mention and be invited to be displayed at the WSU College of
Engineering Open House on April 13.

Professional
Level Awards

MINDSTORMS Awards (3 Awards):
1st, 2nd, and 3rd
(additional trophies for those entering with NXT - number of trophies dependent
on the number of those entering) places will be awarded for
the highest total points accumulated in the 5 Professional level Missions,
Presentation, Table Display/Notebook, and Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenges. In
order to be considered for this award, each team must finish 3 of the 5
Professional level Missions and complete the Presentation, Table
Display/Notebook, and Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenges. Click on the links to
the left to see the rubrics and

individual mission information for scoring
criteria for each of these challenges.

Winning teams will be invited to display their robots at the WSU College of Engineering
Open House on April 13.

Individual Mission Awards (5
Awards): One award given to the best team at each of the five missions.
These awards will not be based on points alone. They are Judges' Choice awards.
Judges will be looking for teamwork and ingenuity.

Spirit/ Sportsmanship Award (1
Award): One award is given to the team that earns the most points in the
Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenge.

Apprentice level and Professional level
teams will all compete for this one award together. Points from Spirit &
Sportsmanship apply toward the overall MINDSTORMS Awards in the Professional
Level.

Table Display/Notebook Award (1
Award): One award for the team earning the highest number of
points for the Table Display and Notebook Challenge.

Apprentice level and Professional level teams will all compete for this one
award together. High scoring Table & Notebook Displays will
earn an honorable mention and be invited to be displayed at the WSU College of
Engineering Open House on April 13.

Presentation Award (1 Award):
One award for the Professional level team earning the highest number of points on the
Presentation Challenge.

MOC Awards (4 Awards): One award for the each category. Red – Freestyle MOC (any type of MOC including Mindstorms) Builder
must be over 15 years old (yes adults can enter). Yellow – Mindstorms MOCs ONLY Builder must be between
the ages of 10 - 15 years of age. Blue – Freestyle MOC (any type of MOC non-Mindstorms) Builder must be
between the ages of 10 - 15 years of age. Green – Freestyle MOC (any type of MOC including
Mindstorms) Builder must be under 10 years old (yes, your little brother or
sister can enter).

All
Missions, Presentations, Notebook and Table Displays, Spirit and Sportsmanship
efforts will be judged by professional engineers or educators and faculty from
the Colleges of Education and Engineering.

This site is maintained by SHOCKER MINDSTORMS. This page last modified on Friday, December 15, 2006 3:44:30 PM Central US Time. If you find errors please bring them to the attention of Polly Basore (polly.basore@wichita.edu).